Our Favorite Porsches On Ebay This Week: Volume 42

We've been compiling the best Porsche models on eBay for about a year and a half now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing cars pop up now and again. There is some great new stuff every two weeks, so check back often. We've tracked down five more exciting Porsches for you nice people to purchase today, including a few interestingly modified hot rods and show cars, and one factory-built speed machine in a rare flashy color. Some of these cars could be great collection investments, while others might prove to do more financial harm than good.

1. 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo In PTS Orange For Sale

If you've been following along, we really like Paint to Sample cars, and when something like this pops up on eBay, we just have to tell you about it. This gorgeous Orange beauty can be yours if the price is right. The current high-bid of just under $60,000 isn't enough to break reserve, but how much higher than that could it actually be? Do you want a highly optioned brand new Cayman, or do you want one of the highest level performance cars of its time (and even today). This car is already almost a decade old, but the old Mezger Turbo engines are proven starting points for big power. If you're looking to build a 1000 horsepower rocketship, it wouldn't be a bad idea to start with something that already looks this good. Even if you just want to keep it stock, this is a relatively low-mile Turbo with a strong and reliable engine that should last your lifetime, certainly.

2. 1965 Porsche 356C Coupe Outlaw For Sale

The 356C is a really good starting point for a project like this, as they made a lot of them, so they are less rare than some other 356 models, and they came from the factory with a decently powerful engine and disc brakes. Upgrades are relatively easy, and it's a good looking, comfortable car that will serve a hot rodder well. This particular car was used for autocross duties in the 70s, and then was turned into a show car in the 1980s. For autocross purposes, the car was fitted with a short-ratio gearbox, a ZF limited slip differential, and lightweight alloy Fuchs from a 67 911S. The engine, build by "Lukes & Shorman" is a 1720cc unit that produces about 125 horsepower to the wheels. The Porsche has also been completely rewired with a modern 12v system for reliability and visibility purposes. Should be a lot of fun.

3. 1989 Porsche 911 Slant Nose Carrera 3.2 For Sale

I'm not sure if the seller of this car is just oblivious, or outright lying. The listing for this car claims the Porsche in question was a "factory slant nose cabriolet non-turbo". While it is true that Porsche built a handful of Carrera 3.2 Slant Nose cars (1984 - 1, 1985 - 2, 1986 - 1, 1987 - 5), there were no documented cabriolets, and no documented 1989 non-turbo slant nose cars either. It is possible that somewhere along the lines this car had original M505 package parts installed after the fact, but that hardly constitutes a 'factory' car.

In my opinion, this car is hardly worth the nearly 6 figures being asked, but that's not to say that this wouldn't be a fun car to drive. It features wide and sticky tires, and it certainly looks flashy. If that's what you're into, perhaps a well done conversion is worth 95 grand to you.

4. 1987 Porsche 930 Cabriolet "Custom Showcar" For Sale

The seller of this car claims 'over 150k invested', but I'm not sure he understands the meaning of the word 'invested'. This car was not an investment, it was an expense. I would not value many of the updates over stock as increasing what I would pay for such a beast. The engine seems to have been done well, but the bodywork borders on egregious, and the $130k asking price is upsetting.

This 935 wannabe sports a fiberglass front slant nose and a Gemballa-esque front bumper. The windshield has been replaced with one from a 1989 Speedster. The interior is completely custom, with leather covered "Riccaro" seats, a leather dash cover, and bright red gauges. There is a poorly designed bright stainless rollover hoop over each seat. Giant boxed rocker panels and massive 935-style rear fenders would look good on a coupe, but look absolutely out of place on a cabriolet, as does the massive multi-element rear wing. The engine, as I said before, seems well done. Based on 935 specs, the flat six features a large single turbo and supposedly "streetable" 500 wheel horsepower. If I were buying, I'd want to see some dyno sheets, however.

The ad claims this was built on a 1987 930 Cabriolet, which like the listing above, didn't exist from the factory. You could get a 930 Cabriolet, but not until 1989. You could get a 1987 Cabriolet, but not with a turbo. Either way, whatever it started life as probably didn't deserve to be treated like this. Perhaps you can buy the car for a reasonable cost, and change a few things about this car to make it a reasonably good street machine. I'd start with that interior.

5. 2001 Porsche 996 Turbo Hot Rod For Sale

As demonstrated in listing #4, if you're selling a performance car with a claimed horsepower number, show your work. This 996 seller takes that advice to heart, as dyno sheets are included in the listing of this fine speed machine. The 996 Turbo is one of my favorite Porsches, as they are pretty dang cheap right now, and they feature the venerable and easily modified Mezger turbo engine. The car does, unfortunately feature a salvage title, but if you can confirm that the work was done well, I wouldn't let that discourage me from buying it. This car will never really be a collectible car, so the title doesn't matter much, and in this case it could drive away a lot of bidders, making it a potential bargain. At the current bid of $31,000, this 996 is a steal.

486 wheel horsepower and 455 wheel pound-feet of torque is pretty impressive, and combined with the rear-wheel-drive conversion that this car has, could make for some interestingly sideways adventures. With the GT2 front and rear bumpers, this could be the bargain basement way to get yourself into a supremely rare 996 GT2. Don't worry, nobody has to know that it started life as a 'regular' Turbo.

The seller also lists a bunch of recent work done in 'the last 300 miles'. Without documents, I'd take that with many grains of salt.

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3 Comments

Brad, In your remarks on the for-sale “Factory” Carrera 3.2 slantnose Cabriolet, you mention specific numbers of a few 3.2 slantnose coupes that WERE produced, presumably by the Sonderwunsch (Special Wishes) Dept., during 1984-1987 period. What is your source for that information? Thanks. Jeff

I have a 1980 911 wide body non turbo in Canada. It is supposed to be one of 5 SPECIAL WISHES cars. It has the functional side vents, boxed rockers, and different front spoiler, whale tail same as a 930.
Is there some way to verify ?